A review by just_an_avocado
Cursed by Marissa Meyer

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really liked this! I love the characters, the world, the story. The ambience is giving “riding through the woods on my mighty steed with my hooded cloak trailing behind me, snowflakes gathering in my hair and the only sound the beating of hooves” and I’m obsessed! 

My main complaint is the resolution was extremely rushed and it really felt like Marissa (yes I consider us to be on a first name basis, I’m obsessed with basically everything she writes, get over it) was grasping to fill those gaps and end up with something rather than fulfilling something planned (at least up until the very end, that felt like the perfect ending, but that was all so rushed, it lost any opportunity to be fulfilling) 

It was a good book but as a sequel, I feel like it fell a bit flat sadly. A lot of answers we got were just thrown in so quickly and without fanfare, plus the time in the castle dragged when I feel like there was so much opportunity to explore the dynamic between Serilda and the Erlking that was only poked at. 

Still recommend and enjoyed the experience, though! I adore you, Marissa Meyer, my dear! Please keep writing books!
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